Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Czechia
Czechia: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals was 3.26 0-6 scale in 2025. ▼ Falling
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Czechia, 1993–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 3.26 0-6 scale for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Czechia peaked at 3.64 0-6 scale in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.26 0-6 scale, in 2012.
That places Czechia 3rd out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Czechia, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.64 0-6 scale | — |
| 1994 | 3.64 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.64 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.64 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.64 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.64 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.64 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.64 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.64 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.64 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.64 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.64 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.64 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.64 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.38 0-6 scale | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 3.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.26 0-6 scale | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 3.26 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.26 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.26 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.26 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.26 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.26 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.26 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.26 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.26 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.26 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.26 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.26 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.26 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.64 0-6 scale | 3.64 0-6 scale | 3.64 0-6 scale | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.56 0-6 scale | 3.38 0-6 scale | 3.64 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.28 0-6 scale | 3.26 0-6 scale | 3.38 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 0-6 scale | 3.26 0-6 scale | 3.26 0-6 scale | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 1 Netherlands 3.61 0-6 scale compare
- 1 Indonesia 4.08 0-6 scale compare
- 2 India 3.29 0-6 scale compare
- 2 Latvia 3.02 0-6 scale compare
- 3 Türkiye 2.98 0-6 scale compare
- 3 China 3.26 0-6 scale compare
- 4 Poland 2.33 0-6 scale compare
- 5 Portugal 3.14 0-6 scale compare
- 5 Slovenia 2.08 0-6 scale compare
- 6 Russia 3.06 0-6 scale compare
- 6 Lithuania 1.88 0-6 scale compare
More work & labour data for Czechia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,262 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,792 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,042 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,186 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,228 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Czechia?
- Strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Czechia was 3.26 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.64 0-6 scale in 1993.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 0-6 scale in 2012.
- How does Czechia rank for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Czechia ranks 3rd out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org